SOLUTION: The combined weight of an older sister and her baby brother is 74 pounds. The weight of the older sister is 2 pounds less than 3 times the baby brother's weight. Write and solve a

Question 1070428: The combined weight of an older sister and her baby brother is 74 pounds. The weight of the older sister is 2 pounds less than 3 times the baby brother's weight. Write and solve a linear equation that will find the weight of each sibling.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, sister,
y, baby brother

-----brother

------sister
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